{"id":1199,"date":"2017-10-24T21:05:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T21:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/slf\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T15:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:18:35","slug":"slf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/educatoreffectiveness\/slf\/","title":{"rendered":"MS Teacher Benefits, Incentives, Scholarships and Loan Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mississippi Department of Education and a host of partners provide a&nbsp;variety of benefits, incentives and&nbsp;assistance programs. These programs are for Mississippi teachers of those that are considering relocating into Mississippi and pursuing a teaching career. Keep in mind that you may qualify for assistance from both&nbsp;<strong>state and&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>federal&nbsp;<\/strong>programs.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Mississippi Teacher Benefits<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pers.ms.gov\/Pages\/Home.aspx\">Public Employees&#8217; Retirement System (PERS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbpts.org\/\">National Board Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Undergraduate Programs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metp.msstate.edu\/\">Mississippi State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metp.olemiss.edu\/\">University of Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi Office of State Financial Aid\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msfinancialaid.org\/help\/\">Higher Education Legislative Plan for Needy Students (HELP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msfinancialaid.org\/mtag\">Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msfinancialaid.org\/mesg\">Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Federal-Student Aid\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentaid.gov\">TEACH Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Graduate Programs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Federal-Student Aid\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentaid.gov\">TEACH Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>University of Mississippi\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtc.olemiss.edu\/\">Mississippi Teacher Corps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Loan Repayment Programs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Winter-Reed Teacher Loan Repayment Program (WRTR)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msfinancialaid.org\/wrtr\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maapp.msfinancialaid.org\/#\/application\/WRTR\">Application<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Loan Forgiveness<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/manage-loans\/forgiveness-cancellation\/teacher\">Federal Loan Forgiveness Program for Teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/tcli\/\">Low-Income Directory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/announcements-events\/pslf-limited-waiver\">Loan Forgiveness for Public Service Employees<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important: The Mississippi Department of Education does not administrate your student loan. If you have questions about your loan, please contact Mississippi Office of State Student Financial Aid 1-800-327-2980, or Federal Student Aid 1-800-433-3243.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Critical Shortage Area Incentatives<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/Offices\/MDE\/OA\/OTL\/Teacher%20Center\/2023-2024_ms_critical_shortage_subject_areas.pdf\">2023\/2024 Critical Shortage Areas and Subjects<\/a><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These incentives attract qualified teachers to those geographical areas of the state and subject area shortage school districts as designated by the State Board of Education (Subject areas of <strong>Math, SPED, Science and Foreign Languages<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moving Expense Reimbursement<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;<strong>Benefits<\/strong> (reimbursement maximum of $1,000)<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<strong>Requirements<\/strong> (district approval; one-time award only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact the local school district office and the MDE Office of School Financial Services: 601-359-3294 \/ <a href=\"\/financialservices\/\">https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/OSF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Housing Assistance for Teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Benefits<\/strong> (maximum grant of $6,000 which pays closing costs for teachers)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requirements<\/strong> (house must be in same county as school district)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact MS Home Corporation at 601-718-4642 \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mshomecorp.com\/\">www.mshomecorp.com<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2023-2024 MS Critical Shortage Subject Areas - Geographical Areas July 2023\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"3dfa6bf1-3a32-4d8b-82ea-017a0e7c1d50\" height=\"1458\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2023-2024_ms_critical_shortage_subject_areas_geographical_areas_july_2023_2.png\" width=\"1126\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mississippi Department of Education and a host of partners provide a&nbsp;variety of benefits, incentives and&nbsp;assistance programs. These programs are for Mississippi teachers of those that are considering relocating into Mississippi and pursuing a teaching career. Keep in mind that you may qualify for assistance from both&nbsp;state and&nbsp;federal&nbsp;programs. 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